"j- :: -j ^pif" jpf 1 "|~\ THE LIBRARY OF THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHAPEL HILL PRESENTED BY Elizabeth Preston Ward in memory of jean Versfelt Preston SCHOOL OF INFORMATION AND LIBRARY SCIENCE THE LIBRARY OF THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHAPEL HILL ENDOWED BY THE DIALECTIC AND PHILANTHROPIC SOCIETIES UNIVERSITY OF N.C. AT CHAPEL HILL 00025764673 c/sbLr-islSL V? ./ htJ/s "st / ' ZL L *>A Us L ofL /^^ Ss^f MARI Our Little Norwegian Cousin THE Little Cousin Series (tradb mark) Each volume illustrated with six or more' full-page plates in tint. Cloth, i2mo, with decorative cover, per volume, 60 cents LIST OF TITLES By Mary Hazelton Wade (unless otherwise indicated) Our Little African Cousin Our Little Alaskan Cousin By Mary F. Nixon-Roulet Our Little Arabian Cousin By Blanche McManus Our Little Armenian Cousin Our Little Australian Cousin By Mary F. Nixon-Roulet Our Little Brazilian Cousin By Mary F. Nixon-Roulet Our Little Brown Cousin Our Little Canadian Cousin By Elizabeth R. MacDonald Our Little Chinese Cousin By Isaac Taylor Headland Our Little Cuban Cousin Our Little Dutch Cousin By Blanche McManus Our Little Egyptian Cousin By Blanche McManus Our Little English Cousin By Blanche McManus Our Little Eskimo Cousin Our Little French Cousin By Blanche McManus Our Little German Cousin Our Little Greek Cousin By Mary F. Nixon-Roulet L. C. PAGE New England Building, Our Little Hawaiian Cousin Our Little Hindu Cousin By Blanche McManus Our Little Hungarian Cousin By Mary F. Nixon-Roulet Our Little Indian Cousin Our Little Irish Cousin Our Little Italian Cousin Our Little Japanese Cousin Our Little Jewish Cousin Our Little Korean Cousin By H. Lee M. Pike Our Little Mexican Cousin By Edward C. Butler Our Little Norwegian Cousin Our Little Panama Cousin By H. Lee M. Pike Our Little Persian Cousin By E. C. Shedd Our Little Philippine Cousin Our Little Porto Rican Cousin Our Little Russian Cousin Our Little Scotch Cousin By Blanche McManus Our Little Siamese Cousin Our Little Spanish Cousin By Mary F. Nixon-Roulet Our Little Swedish Cousin By Claire M. Coburn Our Little Swiss Cousin Our Little Turkish Cousin r COMPANY Boston, Mass. Digitized by the Internet Archive in 2012 with funding from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill http://archive.org/details/ourlittlenorwegiOOwade SltS % MARI I J Our Little Norwegian Cousin ^ *■ By Mary Hazelton Wade Boston L. C. Page & Company PUBLISHERS * ^ Illustrated by *T ^ L. J. Bridgman ^ * * * * * Copyright, IQ03 By L. C. Page & Company (incorporated) All rights reserved Fifth Impression, June, 1908 Sixth Impression, March, 1910 Preface Long before Columbus discovered America, there were brave men in the north of Europe who dared to sail farther out upon the un- known waters of the Atlantic than any other people in the world. These daring seamen were called Vikings. Their home was the peninsula of Scandinavia, now ruled over by one king, although divided into two distinct countries, Norway and Sweden. It was along the shores of Norway, with rugged mountains fringing its deep bays, that the Vikings learned command of their curious, high-prowed ships, and overcame all fear of wind and storm. Their strong nature shows itself to-day in the people of Norway, who patiently endure many hardships while trying vi Preface to get a living on the rough mountain-sides or along the rocky coasts. Many of our Norwegian cousins have come to America to make a new home for them- selves where the sun shines more warmly and the winds blow less keenly. Their fair-haired children are growing up amongst us, showing us the qualities their parents most admire. Be brave, be honest, be kind to all creatures, be faithful to every little duty, — these are the lessons they have been taught from babyhood, as well as their brothers and sisters who have not as yet ventured far from the land they love so well, — the land of rapid-flowing rivers, deep, dark bays, and narrow valleys. Come with me to-day to the home of one of these blue-eyed cousins and join her for a while in her work and play. Contents CHAPTER I. The Farm . II. Visitors . III. The Christening IV. The Lost Pin . V. The Birthday . VI. The Wedding . VII. Legends VIII. The Lumber Camp . IX. The Lapps . X. Holiday Frolics PAGE 9 21 36 46 59 66 72 92 101 in List of Illustrations PAGE Mari ....... Frontispiece " It was a sort of gig with very long SHAFTS " 22 The Christening 41 Carved Houses at Thelemarken ... 62 Ski-lobing 74 " « It is always in the shape of a mound ' " . 103 MARI Our Little Norwegian Cousin CHAPTER I. THE FARM